Artificial Intelligence for Real-Time Traffic Management

To help ease freeway congestion and improve safety, Morgan State University and Clemson University developed a prototype for a new traffic surveillance system. This proposed vehicle-infrastructure integration (VII) system assesses and predicts traffic conditions via...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Secretary Buttigieg Delivers Remarks in Lansing, Michigan, Highlighting Good-Paying Union Jobs Created by President Biden’s Infrastructure Law

LANSING, Mich. – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, Lansing Mayor Andy Shor, and union workers at an active construction site alongside I-496/I-127 to highlight the progress of Biden-Harris Administration investments across Michigan, including...

NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities Declined in the First Half of 2024

The number of traffic fatalities declined by 3.2 percent compared to the same period in 2023, marking the ninth straight quarter of declines In 2022, USDOT adopted a comprehensive road safety plan to bring the number of roadway deaths to the only acceptable number of deaths: zero

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $1 Billion in Grants for 350+ Communities to Make Local Roads Safer

As students head back to school, new round of funding from President Biden’s infrastructure law will make America’s roads safer for everyone, including pedestrians, cyclists, and those living in...

USDOT Tackles Distracted Driving, Gains New Safety Allies

Event at USDOT Headquarters shares best practices to reduce distraction on roadways and advance National Roadway Safety Strategy goals

DOT Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking Public Meeting Presenter Biography - September 6, 2024

ACHT 2024 Report - For Approval on September 6, 2024

ACHT 2024 Report: Preventing and Addressing Human Trafficking in the Transportation Sector

Integrating Technologies = New Transportation Solutions

For more than 15 years, researchers at the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University (MSU) have focused on using technology to address the unique transportation challenges in rural areas. In particular, WTl's Systems Engineering Development and Integration program...

Innovative Solution Helps NEXTRANS Model Travel-Time Reliability

Researchers at Purdue University and the NEXTRANS Center (Region V Regional University Transportation Center) are applying cutting-edge technology to develop a model that can accurately measure travel-time reliability. This model may provide a new basis for transportation professionals to...

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